[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR0.11]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

PART 0_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart A_Organization

 

Sec. 0.11  Functions of the Office.



    (a) The Managing Director is appointed by the Chairman with the 

approval of the Commission. Under the supervision and direction of the 

Chairman, the Managing Director shall serve



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as the Commission's chief operating and executive official with the 

following duties and responsibilities:

    (1) Provide managerial leadership to and exercise supervision and 

direction over the Commission's Bureaus and Offices with respect to 

management and administrative matters but not substantive regulatory 

matters such as regulatory policy and rule making, authorization of 

service, administration of sanctions, and adjudication.

    (2) Formulate and administer all management and administrative 

policies, programs, and directives for the Commission consistent with 

authority delegated by the Commission and the Chairman and recommend to 

the Chairman and the Commission major changes in such policies and 

programs.

    (3) Assist the Chairman in carrying out the administrative and 

executive responsibilities delegated to the Chairman as the 

administrative head of the agency.

    (4) Advise the Chairman and Commission on management, 

administrative, and related matters; review and evaluate the programs 

and procedures of the Commission; initiate action or make 

recommendations as may be necessary to administer the Communications Act 

most effectively in the public interest. Assess the management, 

administrative, and resource implications of any proposed action or 

decision to be taken by the Commission or by a Bureau or Office under 

delegated authority; recommend to the Chairman and Commission program 

priorities, resource and position allocations, management, and 

administrative policies.

    (5) Plan and administer the Commissions performance review system. 

Assure that objections, priorities, and action plans established by 

Bureau and Offices are consistent with overall Commission objectives and 

priorities.

    (6) Plan and administer the Commission's Program Evaluation System. 

Ensure that evaluation results are utilized in Commission decision-

making and priority-setting activities.

    (7) Direct agency efforts to improve management effectiveness, 

operational efficiency, employee productivity, and service to the 

public. Administer Commission-wide management programs.

    (8) Plan and manage the administrative affairs of the Commission 

with respect to the functions of personnel and position management; 

labor-management relations; training; budget and financial management; 

accounting for the financial transactions of the Commission and 

preparation of financial statements and reports; information management 

and processing; organization planning; management analysis; procurement; 

office space management and utilization; administrative and office 

services; supply and property management; records management; personnel 

and physical security; and international telecommunications settlements.

    (9) [Reserved]

    (10) With the concurrence of the General Counsel, interpret rules 

and regulations pertaining to fees.

    (11) Develop and maintain the Commission's Continuity of Operations 

Plan (COOP).

    (b) The Secretary is the official custodian of the Commission's 

documents.



(Secs. 4, 303, 307, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1082, 1083; 47 U.S.C. 

154, 303, 307)



[46 FR 59975, Dec. 8, 1981, as amended at 47 FR 41380, Sept. 20, 1982; 

49 FR 45583, Nov. 19, 1984; 50 FR 27953, July 9, 1985; 53 FR 29054, Aug. 

2, 1988; 53 FR 47536, Nov. 23, 1988; 54 FR 152, Jan. 4, 1989; 59 FR 

26971, May 25, 1994; 60 FR 5323, Jan. 27, 1995; 62 FR 15853, Apr. 3, 

1997; 62 FR 51052, Sept. 30, 1997; 67 FR 13217, Mar. 21, 2002; 69 FR 

30233, May 27, 2004; 70 FR 21651, Apr. 27, 2005]



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